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Session Initiation Protocol, commonly referred to as SIP, is a protocol commonly used in the voice over IP (VoIP) community. The session initiation protocol creates, maintains, and ends data transmission between two or more parties for an established data media stream of voice or video. What SIP does not do is transmit the media stream itself. SIP works in conjunction with another protocol such as real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) or Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP) to deliver the actual data. Why SIP is important is that SIP is the most common open standards protocol for establishing phone calls. Many telecom...

Analog Telephone Adapters (commonly abbreviated to ATA) are devices that are designed to support legacy analog equipment on newer digital or IP based systems. The ATA is most commonly a small separate device that contains an FXS (Foreign eXchange Service) port, an Ethernet port (RJ-45), and a power plug. In addition, sometimes IP based analog terminal adapters can be powered through the 802.3af power over Ethernet (PoE) standard to eliminate the need for a separate power supply.   Many businesses now use ATA terminals to connect a legacy phone or fax machine to their system. The fax’s RJ-11 phone line...

  Many customers notice that Allworx and PaeTec phones look seemingly identical. There is a good reason for this so let us explain a little history behind the two companies.  Allworx Corp founded in 2003 was, and continues to be a telecommunications company specializing in the manufacturing and distribution of hardware and software for small to medium sized businesses.  PaeTec Communications, Inc. was founded in 1998 as a private telecommunications company specializing in medium to large sized businesses. In 2007, Allworx Corp was purchased for $25 million by the PaeTec Holding Corp.  This was a smart move for PaeTec since...

Those small businesses and sole proprietors who are responsible for choosing their own phone systems often run into some confusion when it comes to analog, digital, and IP technologies. This article will explain the basics about each technology and allow you to choose the most appropriate phone system for your business with more confidence. Analog telephony, or POTS Analog telephony, also known as POTS, stands for plain old telephone service and uses the narrow RJ-11 plug to support your standard phone, fax machine and modem. Analog technology works by translating audio (your voice) into electronic pulses. Analog is most likely...

  The steps below will guide you through the process of resetting your Cisco 7960G phone to factory default.  The process is easy and you'll be done in a couple minutes.  Be sure to key the sequences in exactly as they appear, because if you don't the phone will not successfully complete the process.  Also, if you take longer than about a minute (60 seconds) to make a selection during one of the steps, the phone will continue with its normal start-up process and fail to reset to factory default.  OK, lets begin...   Step One: To begin, make sure...